Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 50
सन्त्यज्य सर्वतीर्थानि गोमत्युदधिसंगमे । स्नानं कृत्वा तथा श्राद्धं कृतकृत्यो भवेन्नरः । परं लोकमवाप्नोति ह्यर्चयित्वा तु वामनम्
santyajya sarvatīrthāni gomatyudadhisaṃgame | snānaṃ kṛtvā tathā śrāddhaṃ kṛtakṛtyo bhavennaraḥ | paraṃ lokamavāpnoti hyarcayitvā tu vāmanam
Dengan mengetepikan semua tīrtha yang lain, di pertemuan Gomati dengan lautan, seorang lelaki menjadi ‘telah menunaikan kewajipan’ dengan mandi dan melakukan śrāddha; dan dengan memuja Vāmana di sana, dia mencapai alam yang tertinggi.
Skanda (deduced)
Tirtha: Gomatī–udadhi-saṅgama (Dvārakā)
Type: sangam
Scene: A pilgrim at the confluence completes snāna and śrāddha on the bank, then approaches a shrine/image of Vāmana—small, radiant, holding umbrella and water-pot—offering flowers and lamp; the composition conveys ‘kṛtakṛtya’ (fulfilled).
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A single, highly sanctified tīrtha can equal or surpass many pilgrimages when approached with proper rites and devotion.
The Gomati–ocean confluence in the Dvārakā sacred landscape.
Snāna and śrāddha at the saṅgama, along with worship (arcana) of Vāmana.